Mario Mania hits the UK at official launch of Super Mario Galaxy 2

To celebrate the launch of the hotly anticipated Super Mario Galaxy 2, hundreds of fans dressed as Mario queued for up to 8 hours outside GAME, Oxford Street last night. Super keen fans donned their best Mario outfits to be first in Europe to get their hands on this year’s most critically acclaimed video game, Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Wii!

GameCityNights Season 1, Episode 5

GameCity, the World’s best-loved video games festival, today announced Keita Takahashi will headline GameCityNights, Season 1, Episode 5. The event will take place on Friday, June 25th at Antenna in Nottingham. Doors open at 6pm, presentations start at 7:30pm. The event is strictly 18+, so ID may be required, and entry costs £3.

Baverstock and Newth establish new digital media venturing company.

Ian Baverstock and Jonathan Newth, former founders of Kuju Entertainment, today announce the formation of their new investment and consultancy company Tenshi Ventures LLP.

"The rate of change in the games, web and social networking world is absolutely phenomenal at the moment" said Baverstock. "There are amazing opportunities to bring our experience of running technology businesses and raising money for them to start up companies in these areas.

Playrix Launches 'Royal Envoy' video game for Mac OS

Playrix Entertainment, developer and publisher of Fishdom, Royal Envoy, Call of Atlantis, Gardenscapes and other casual games, made its award-winning title Royal Envoy available for the Apple Macintosh line of personal computers. This universal binary game runs on Mac OS versions 10.4 and later, and is currently available for a free trial play or paid download exclusively on the developer's web site www.playrix.com. The game has been released as a Collector's Edition featuring exclusive bonus content.

Pocket Gamer’s iPhone Video Game Developers World Championship kicks off

Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Fact Sheet

Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon is the sequel to 2009s critically acclaimed Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon. A spin-off from the incredibly successful Harvest Moon series, Rune Factory took all the elements that made the series so popular and invigorated it with an RPG style of play. The resulting combination of simulation and adventure mechanics made the game a winner and received high praise from critics and fans alike.

True Crime: Hong Kong Website goes undercover

Upcoming open-world/action game True Crime: Hong Kong. Inspired by classic Hollywood and Asian cinema style thrillers, fans can dive deep into Hong Kong’s Triad criminal underbelly and gain access to the latest True Crime news, assets, promotions, and more! The new web site also reveals the first details on some of the project’s Hong Kong Cinema and Hollywood talent, further underscoring developer United Front Games’ (UFG) commitment to delivering a game experience that looks, feels and plays like a true Hong Kong action flick.

Huge Discounts During Adventure Week : 50 Hit Adventure Video Games at 50% Off at The Adventure Shop!

Offering the largest download selection of adventure games, The Adventure Shop is the ultimate shopping destination for fans of adventure games. Today, the site is celebrating its third birthday, and to mark the event, The Adventure Shop is running a special discount offer, valid from June 11-19, showcasing more than 50 games at 50% off their normal price.

Gamers finally have the chance to see their art in video games!

Ask any gamer and you'll soon see that everyone has a killer idea. I’ll bet you can easily find a hundred enthusiasts who are just waiting for a chance to add their touch to marketed games. Well, it’s time to give those people a chance! We Dream Games comes to the Apple mobile gaming platform determined to make this dream a reality for all these hopefuls. Three veteran web gurus and two Montréal game biz specialists have come together in beautiful Victoria, British Colombia to create the studio that will open the doors for gamers to build interactive entertainment!

Gamers finally have the chance to see their art in video games!

Ask any gamer and you'll soon see that everyone has a killer idea. I’ll bet you can easily find a hundred enthusiasts who are just waiting for a chance to add their touch to marketed games. Well, it’s time to give those people a chance! We Dream Games comes to the Apple mobile gaming platform determined to make this dream a reality for all these hopefuls. Three veteran web gurus and two Montréal game biz specialists have come together in beautiful Victoria, British Colombia to create the studio that will open the doors for gamers to build interactive entertainment!